Legal notice on the use of HUG-Familie.ch and their subsites. Persons who retrieve information from the HUG AG web pages acknowledge and agree with the following conditions.

1. Without obligation

All information on the HUG website is without obligation. The published information can be altered, deleted or publication suspended temporarily or permanently by HUG AG without prior notice. HUG AG takes no responsibility (neither expressly nor implied) whatsoever for correctness, completeness or currency of the information provided on the HUG website. HUG is especially not obliged to remove from the HUG website information, which is no longer current or to expressly indicate it that it is out of date.

2. Limitation of liability

The use of the content and information made available on the HUG website is at the sole risk of the user. HUG is not liable for any loss or damage of any kind or any consequential damage, be it direct, indirect, which may arise from the use of access to the HUG website or from the use of links to third party websites. Furthermore, HUG disclaims any liability whatsoever for manipulations of the computer system of the Internet user by any unauthorised person or persons. Here HUG draws attention to the risk of viruses and the possible targeted attacks by hackers. Opening of e-mails from any unknown source or any unexpected attachments to an e-mail should, on principle, be avoided.

3. Linked websites (Links)

Certain links on the HUG website lead to third party websites. These are completely outside the control of HUG, HUG disclaims any liability or responsibility whatsoever for the correctness, completeness or legality of the content of such websites, nor does HUG accept any liability or responsibility whatsoever for possible offers or services on such websites. The provider of the site has sole responsibility for illegal, incorrect or incomplete content of the site and in particular is responsible for any damage, which might result from use or non-use of the link. It is to that provider, and not to HUG, that reference should be made concerning any publications contacted using link.

4. Use of the HUG website

The whole content of the HUG website is protected by copyright. The commercial use of the content of the HUG website by any means of reproduction, distribution or modification is not permitted without prior written agreement from HUG. All property rights remain with HUG. The trademarks and logos referred to on the HUG website are protected under trademark law. The use and application of any and all brand names and logos is prohibited. The products and services offered on this website are not available to people domiciled in certain countries. Please take into account the sales restrictions that apply to certain products and services.

5. Data protection

In so far as within the Internet service there is the possibility of entering personal or business data (e-mail addresses, names, postal addresses), the disclosure of these data on the part of the user is entirely on a voluntary basis. The use and payment for all services offered – as far as technically possible and reasonable – also allowed without giving such data or giving anonymised data or a pseudonym. HUG undertakes to treat personal data as strictly confidential and not to pass them to third parties outside the company or make them available to other third parties. On the other hand, messages and information, such as comments, suggestions, ideas, recipes etc. which the user publishes himself/herself on the website or sends by e-mail to the website are not considered to be confidential or to be the intellectual property of the user and are free to be used by HUG. The use in this context of the publisher details or comparable data or published contact data such as postal addresses, telephone and fax numbers or e-mail addresses by third parties for sending information, which has not been specifically requested is not permitted. HUG expressly reserves the right to take legal action against anyone violating this prohibition by sending spam mail.

6. Legal validity of this disclaimer

This disclaimer is to be considered as a part of the Internet offer which is referred to on this site. Should parts or individual terms or formulations of this text not, no longer or not completely, conform to current law; the remaining parts shall remain unaffected in their content and validity.

7. Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service of Google Inc. Google Analytics uses “cookies“, text files stored on the visitor’s computer which enable the user to analyse the use of the website. The information produced by the cookie on the use of this website (including the IP address of the visitor) is transferred to a Google server in the USA and stored there. Google will use this information to evaluate the use of this website by the visitor in order to compile reports on the website activities for the website operator and to render further services connected with the website usage and Internet usage. If, necessary, Google will also pass this information to a third party if required by law or should a third party be authorised by Google to process this information. Under no circumstances will Google use IP addresses in conjunction with other Google data. Although the installation of cookies can be prevented by an appropriate setting on the browser software it may not then be possible to have complete use of all the functions of this website. By using this website the visitors agree that the data collected about them by Google may be processed in the way described above and for the purpose described above.